Wasted in a war zone.

A former soldiers’ ‘living on the edge’ humanitarian journey through life, war zones, deep-sea treasure hunts, and ventures that blur the line between survival and self-persecution.

The journey revealing the paradox of being highly functional and addicted — to substances, to risk, to the intoxication of chaos itself — while wanting to do good. The collision of addiction conflict and chaos carried home becoming the wreckage of life.

This is not a memoir of redemption. It is the good and the uncomfortable truths of the inevitable bad — an exploration of how far the limits of body, mind, and morality can be nudged before the cost comes due.

Written by Gavin Hooper-Newton, Editor Justine Warne, with contributions by various credited artists and photographers.

Available on Amazon soon. ISBN 978-0-473-76485-2 (paperback) 978-0-473-76486-9 (hardback) 978-0-473-76482-1 (Epub) 978-0-473-76484-5 (Kindle) 978-0-473-76483-8 (Audiobook – digital) Copyright © 2026 by Gavin Hooper-Newton